Rob Bolden stood tall in the pocket, displayed a rocket arm and made some clutch throws in a promising debut for Penn State.

The $226 million stadium expansion will get its share of attention Saturday when the Wolverines play UConn.

Before he became a coach, Mike London was divorced, had a gun pulled on him while he was a police officer and donated bone marrow to one his daughters.

No. 2 Ohio State and No. 13 Miami opened their season with similar wins, but the true test comes Saturday when they play each other.

LaMichael James, Oregon’s leading rusher last season, was not expected to play in the Ducks’ season opener Saturday night.

Days after the Tar Heels suspended one of their top defenders, they announced that several other players would be joining him in sitting out.

No. 15 Pittsburgh fell to Utah in overtime, and Rutgers routed Norfolk State.

It took some unbeaten seasons for Boise State and T.C.U. to earn the respect of college football’s voters.

Andrew Luck, Stanford’s quarterback, is hoping to continue the resurgence of a program that is succeeding without gimmicks.

After temporarily walking away from college football, Florida Coach Urban Meyer enters a new season in Gainesville, where the prevailing theme is change.

The teams will still play each other in the last conference game of the season and could conceivably play again in the league title game that starts next year.

Alabama’s star tailback injured his left knee late in practice Monday, and Coach Nick Saban said he would return in a “relatively short time.”

Brigham Young is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will play as an independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports starting in the 2011-12 school year.

Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards, who broke his leg when he ran into a metal service cart in an October 2008 game at Marshall, accused the university in a lawsuit of maintaining an unsafe playing field.

The N.C.A.A. has denied Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli’s request for a waiver that would allow him to play immediately, meaning that Masoli, a former Oregon standout, will not be eligible until 2011.

The suspended Missouri running back Derrick Washington was charged with sexually assaulting a former tutor in her apartment over the summer.

The Sept. 6 showdown between Boise State and Virginia Tech at FedEx Field is among a number of neutral-site games this season.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick hopes he can lead Nevada past Boise State and to respectability in the two colleges final season in the Western Athletic Conference.

Last year, Aaron Corp was expected to be U.S.C.’s starting quarterback, but he transferred to Richmond and now may be the most recognizable name in the F.C.S.

Yale’s Tom Williams is not making any apologies for his decision to try a fake punt late in last year’s 14-10 loss to Harvard.

The suspensions of 13 Tar Heels has cast a shadow over the season opener.

If Boise State reaches the national title game, it could change some people's minds about the Bowl Championship Series.

Bill Martin will retire from Michigan Saturday after the public unveiling of a $226 million renovation and expansion of Michigan Stadium, capstone of an extensive overhaul of Michigan's athletic budget and athletic campus.

There are plenty of questions surrounding the first week of college football.

Joe Paterno leads Penn State into a game at Alabama, home of the legendary coach Bear Bryant.

Will Boise State and T.C.U. finally get a chance at the national title and where do the traditional powers stand heading into the new season?

To fully enjoy college football, it is best to ignore the specters looming over the sport.